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Wise is a participial adjective related to the noun wisdom and has an obvious connection with it in its meaning: it designates people who have wisdom.

When things or actions are characterized as wise, it means that they were done with good judgment and will have a good result: The committee made a wise decision when they decided to invest the money.

judgment

prudent

Exercising sound judgment

shrewd · astute · sagacious · perceptive · insightful · thoughtful · measured · circumspect · levelheaded · sound

knowledge

sage

Wisdom keeper or seasoning

knowledgeable · intellectual · philosopher · savant · enlightened · well-read · educated · informed · studious · bookish

spiritual

mystic

Seeker of sacred truth

Buddha · yogi · Lao Tzu · Rumi · contemplative · transcendent · awakened · illuminated · prophet · visionary

experience

elder

Senior figure of authority

weathered · worldly · grizzled · time-tested · battle-scarred · gray-haired · old soul · grandmother · grandfather · crone

advice

counsel

Expert guidance offered

maxim · adage · saying · aphorism · parable · teaching · instruction · recommendation · suggestion · tip

Categories
Opposites
intellectual judgment and discernment

Wisefoolish

Lacking good sense

stupid · unwise · idiotic · senseless · dim-witted

experience and accumulated knowledge

Wiseignorant

Lacking knowledge or awareness

naive · inexperienced · green · callow · unworldly

prudence in action and behavior

Wisereckless

Carelessly ignoring danger

imprudent · rash · foolhardy · hasty · impulsive

Phrases
Family

wisdom, wisely, wiser, wisest, unwise, unwisely

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G